This is a Windows system installed file with Windows File Protection (WFP) enabled.

What is portabledeviceapi.dll?

Windows Portable Devices (WPD) enables computers to communicate with attached media and storage devices. WPD provides a flexible, robust way for computers to communicate with music players, storage devices, mobile phones, cameras, and many other types of connected devices.

About portabledeviceapi.dll (from Microsoft)

“Applications that are built on WPD can explore a device, send and receive content, and even control the device, for example, take a picture or send a text message. The system is designed to be flexibl”

Details

File name:

portabledeviceapi.dll

Publisher:

Microsoft Corporation

Product name:

Windows Portable Device API Components

Description:

Microsoft® Windows® Operating System

Typical file path:

C:\Windows\System32\portabledeviceapi.dll

Original name:

PortableDeviceApi.dll.mui

File version:

6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255)

Product version:

6.1.7600.16385

Size:

535 KB (547,840 bytes)

Digital DNA

Entropy:

6.499514

File packed:

No

.NET CLR:

No

More details

Behaviors

Scheduled tasks

The job 'SqmUpload_S-1-5-21-2951711043-2263491757-4151695161-1007' runs daily in the path '\WPD\SqmUpload_S-1-5-21-2951711043-2263491757-4151695161-1007'

The task 'SqmUpload_S-1-5-21-2951711043-2263491757-4151695161-1001' runs daily in the path '\WPD\SqmUpload_S-1-5-21-2951711043-2263491757-4151695161-1001'

The task 'SqmUpload_S-1-5-21-4176158200-1466959855-571351718-1001' runs daily in the path '\WPD\SqmUpload_S-1-5-21-4176158200-1466959855-571351718-1001'

The job 'SqmUpload_S-1-5-21-4040762489-3244682431-1063801501-1001' runs daily in the path '\WPD\SqmUpload_S-1-5-21-4040762489-3244682431-1063801501-1001'

The job 'SqmUpload_S-1-5-21-2551057520-2250145211-710920870-500' runs daily in the path '\WPD\SqmUpload_S-1-5-21-2551057520-2250145211-710920870-500'

The task 'SqmUpload_S-1-5-21-2551057520-2250145211-710920870-1004' runs daily in the path '\WPD\SqmUpload_S-1-5-21-2551057520-2250145211-710920870-1004'

The job 'SqmUpload_S-1-5-21-2551057520-2250145211-710920870-1000' runs daily in the path '\WPD\SqmUpload_S-1-5-21-2551057520-2250145211-710920870-1000'

The task 'SqmUpload_S-1-5-21-2826750528-2419897074-3129009404-1000' runs daily in the path '\WPD\SqmUpload_S-1-5-21-2826750528-2419897074-3129009404-1000'

The job 'SqmUpload_S-1-5-21-525217843-1553881487-934307382-1000' runs daily in the path '\WPD\SqmUpload_S-1-5-21-525217843-1553881487-934307382-1000'

The task 'SqmUpload_S-1-5-21-4204859643-4009438992-3315869148-1001' runs daily in the path '\WPD\SqmUpload_S-1-5-21-4204859643-4009438992-3315869148-1001'

The job 'SqmUpload_S-1-5-21-544526925-2365737929-737866664-1001' runs daily in the path '\WPD\SqmUpload_S-1-5-21-544526925-2365737929-737866664-1001'

The job 'SqmUpload_S-1-5-21-1423522360-3395476842-3449966222-1001' runs daily in the path '\WPD\SqmUpload_S-1-5-21-1423522360-3395476842-3449966222-1001'

The job 'SqmUpload_S-1-5-21-1348193291-787980450-1682719127-1002' runs daily in the path '\WPD\SqmUpload_S-1-5-21-1348193291-787980450-1682719127-1002'

The task 'SqmUpload_S-1-5-21-3068031249-3585345372-4177612788-1001' runs daily in the path '\WPD\SqmUpload_S-1-5-21-3068031249-3585345372-4177612788-1001'

The job 'SqmUpload_S-1-5-21-704226454-770261699-2520643252-1003' runs daily in the path '\WPD\SqmUpload_S-1-5-21-704226454-770261699-2520643252-1003'

The job 'SqmUpload_S-1-5-21-704226454-770261699-2520643252-1000' runs daily in the path '\WPD\SqmUpload_S-1-5-21-704226454-770261699-2520643252-1000'

The job 'SqmUpload_S-1-5-21-3305648521-2958999256-107983701-1002' runs daily in the path '\WPD\SqmUpload_S-1-5-21-3305648521-2958999256-107983701-1002'

The task 'SqmUpload_S-1-5-21-3106996963-4149350076-1505085560-1001' runs daily in the path '\WPD\SqmUpload_S-1-5-21-3106996963-4149350076-1505085560-1001'

The task 'SqmUpload_S-1-5-21-3238138624-3740323638-32874613-1000' runs daily in the path '\WPD\SqmUpload_S-1-5-21-3238138624-3740323638-32874613-1000'

The job 'SqmUpload_S-1-5-21-960779107-4234841669-3746277116-1001' runs daily in the path '\WPD\SqmUpload_S-1-5-21-960779107-4234841669-3746277116-1001'

The task 'SqmUpload_S-1-5-21-2532488852-3633296536-591787847-1002' runs daily in the path '\WPD\SqmUpload_S-1-5-21-2532488852-3633296536-591787847-1002'

The job 'SqmUpload_S-1-5-21-748775166-2541677819-3126387625-1000' runs daily in the path '\WPD\SqmUpload_S-1-5-21-748775166-2541677819-3126387625-1000'

Distribution by Windows OS

OS version

distribution

Windows 7 Home Premium

31.00%

Windows 8.1

21.00%

Windows 7 Ultimate

12.00%

Windows 8.1 Pro

8.50%

Windows 8

5.50%

Windows 7 Professional

4.00%

Windows 8.1 Single Language

3.50%

Windows 8 Single Language

2.50%

Windows 7 Home Basic

2.50%

Windows 8.1 Pro with Media Center

2.00%

Windows 8.1 Pro Preview

1.50%

Windows Vista Home Basic

1.50%

Windows 8 Pro

1.00%

Windows Vista Home Premium

1.00%

Windows Seven Black Edition

0.50%

Windows 8.1 Enterprise Evaluation

0.50%

Windows 8 Enterprise

0.50%

Windows Developer Preview

0.50%

Windows 7 Starter

0.50%

Distribution by country

United States installs about 47.74% of Windows Portable Device API Components.

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